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Underground: The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche

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Underground is an account of the Tokyo subway gas attack in 1995, in which 12 people died, as told to Murakami by the survivors and the Aum cult members responsible for carrying out such an outrage.

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Description

Murakami tells the true story behind an act of terrorism that turned an average Monday morning into a national disaster.

In spite of the perpetrators’ intentions, the Tokyo gas attack left only twelve people dead, but thousands were injured and many suffered serious after-effects. Murakami interviews the victims to try and establish precisely what happened on the subway that day.

He also interviews members and ex-members of the doomsdays cult responsible, in the hope that they might be able to explain the reason for the attack and how it was that their guru instilled such devotion in his followers.

‘Not just an impressive essay in witness literature, but also a unique sounding of the quotidian Japanese mind’ Independent

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Additional information

Weight 0.223 kg
Dimensions 19.8 × 12.9 × 1.9 cm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

309

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

364.10952135 (edition:21)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K